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CARGO MANAGEMENT

AELF FlightService | April 28, 2022

AELF FlightService announced today that its fifth Airbus 330-200 (registered as 9H-CFS) is officially on certificate, flying in passenger-to-freighter (PTF) configuration. The aircraft commenced its first commercial flight in PTF configuration on April 23, flying from Vietnam to the U.S. The addition of 9H-CFS puts the group in a leading position among ACMI widebody charter operators in the world in terms of fleet size. Its five A330s are currently in PTF configuration, in which p...

BUSINESS AVIATION

Bluetail | September 03, 2021

Bluetail, announced today that the company had recently closed over $2.1M in Series A investment. The successful Venture Capital funding effort was led by Brookstone Venture Capital (formerly Canal Partners), with offices in Arizona and New York. With its rapid market acceptance of over $1B in aircraft value, Bluetail will now utilize these funds to introduce new products, integrations, grow the team and further enhance its industry-leading array of digital aircraft records scanni...

AIR TRANSPORT

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company | September 27, 2022

MSC Mediterranean Shipping Company SA, a global leader in transportation and logistics, has started developing a new MSC Air Cargo solution in response to customer demand and as a complementary service to its container shipping solutions.MSC Air Cargo has been under development for several months and the new solution will be available from early 2023, following the delivery of the first of four MSC-branded Boeing 777-200F aircraft that will be operated by Atlas Air, a subsidiary of Atlas Air Wor...

Simple Flying | January 13, 2020

Gulf Air has partnered up with Etihad to share benefits across both loyalty programs. Members of Etihad Guest, the loyalty program of Etihad, can now use their membership to redeem benefits across Gulf Air, the national carrier of Bahrain. Likewise, those frequent flyer members of Gulf Air’s Falconflyer program can now use their points across Etihad’s vast network....